CVE-2023-5482
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform out-of-bounds memory access in Google Chrome's USB component via a crafted HTML page. Attackers could potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service. All users running vulnerable versions of Chrome are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome
- Chromium-based browsers
📦 What is this software?
Chrome by Google
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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to full system compromise, data theft, or ransomware deployment
Likely Case
Browser crash/denial of service, potential information disclosure via memory leaks
If Mitigated
No impact if patched or proper network segmentation prevents malicious page access
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires user to visit malicious webpage; no authentication needed
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 119.0.6045.105 and later
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Chrome settings 2. Click 'About Chrome' 3. Allow auto-update to 119.0.6045.105+ 4. Restart browser when prompted
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable USB device access
allPrevent Chrome from accessing USB devices via site permissions
chrome://settings/content/usbDevices
Use browser sandboxing
allRun Chrome in sandboxed/isolated environment
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Block access to untrusted websites via web proxy/firewall
- Implement application allowlisting to prevent unauthorized Chrome execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version in settings: chrome://settings/helpCheck Version:
google-chrome --version (Linux) or check About Chrome in browserVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 119.0.6045.105 or higher📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Chrome crash reports
- USB access errors in system logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound connections after visiting websites
SIEM Query:
source="chrome" AND (event="crash" OR event="usb_error")🔗 References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://crbug.com/1492381
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MHLJRFWZNY6BFOW25Q4FEESVWZKS4C2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EBA4KD5ZSV6XWWFLVR5UBYKKNOYMH33H/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PHWLT3M2AQDFD7RNAM3NJMYUC5KHMO5V/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5546
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://crbug.com/1492381
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MHLJRFWZNY6BFOW25Q4FEESVWZKS4C2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EBA4KD5ZSV6XWWFLVR5UBYKKNOYMH33H/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PHWLT3M2AQDFD7RNAM3NJMYUC5KHMO5V/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5546
